A TIP story, a long one

[Muddled]

TITLE: How to go from single to divorced with a kid in one year

A long, long, looooong time ago, like way back in February, a woman started dating a man. The woman had questions about the man's sincerity, but she was having fun and she got caught up in the excitement of the relationship.

She told her friends she was thinking about marriage. They said, hmmm... do you think you've known him long enough? Do you know how he feels about having kids? Have you talked about religion? Do you know how much debt he has? She could not answer any of these questions, yet insisted that it all felt right. He was successful. Religion wasn't an issue. Kids were so far down the road. Her friends warned her that the butterflies would fade and she would be left with a man she didn't know very well. They reminded her that only three months ago, she was talking about dumping him.

A month later, she announced her engagement. He had insisted that they visit her family so that he could "do it right." He took her to Europe and presented her with a beautiful ring as she puked off the side of the boat. It was incredibly romantic and oh so perfect. Her friends congratulated her through gritted teeth and told each other that they wouldn't make it to the wedding, which was planned for next June.

Not long long after that, she announced her pregnancy. No, it wasn't planned. No, she hadn't told her family yet. She was freaking out, but they were excited. It would all work out. They decided that they would keep the June date, but get hitched at city hall on the DL so that the kid would be legit.

They were married in September. He moved in with her, which was perfect. Her apartment was convenient to the office and he could work from anywhere. She changed her name. Everything was so new and exciting.

They started fighting. He did things that only 12 year olds or drunk 22 year olds do. He wasn't kind to her family when they came to visit. The fights escalated to screaming matches. He wanted a divorce. She was 7 months pregnant. He wanted nothing to do with the baby. He just wanted the ring back. He moved out. He took the ring with him. His parents called her and asked for the baby shower gift they had given to be returned. A hurricane hit. She felt so alone.

The end.

[imoan]

And that, my friends... is a lesson learned.

Fucking idiot.

[sparksfly]

First :-| :-|

Second: Did she actually return the shower gift?

[esdreturns]

I feel bad, but I'm kind of giggling right now. That poor baby.

[Muddled]

No, Sparks. She did not. Thank goodness. It's bad enough that she essentially traded a ring for the dissolution of his parental rights, which of course he has not signed away quite yet.

[dixienormous]

Who the what now?!

[makemeunderstand]

Wow!! ^o)

[Muddled]

I figure, with or without him, she would have been a single parent. But duuuuuuude.

This woman is not a bebe. She is in her 30s.

[fussbucket]

What a dumbass giving back that ring. NO YOU DON'T GET THE RING BACK ASSHOLE.

[Muddled]

Technically, he took it. She left it on the counter and it disappeared with him. She is fighting him for it. It sounds like there is room to argue that she gave it to him, but they are charging him with theft.

[fussbucket]

Given this new information my diagnosis of dumbass stands.

[Muddled]

I never expected it to change. You have a brain.

[partiallysunny]

What a mess.

[starrieskies]

Oh my...

[Deleted]

That is one hell of a year.

[cuddlyevil]

^o)